Ontario Provincial Championships

Late Pre-Registration will close on March 6th, 2022 at midnight
Administrative Fee (non-refundable): $100
Event Fees: $120 per event

On-site registration will be considered on a case-by-case basis, at $300 per event.

Age Categories:
Please refer to the CFF Age Category specifications, calculated based on the athlete’s age on December 31, 2021.

Veterans: Born in or before 1981

• Veterans open
• 50+ (ages 50 -59)
• 60+ (ages 60 – 69)
• 70+

Senior: Born in or before 2008
Junior (U20): Born between 2002 and 2008
Cadet (U17): Born between 2005 and 2008

Per the OFA Return to Competition Protocol, please arrive no more than 90 minutes prior to the close of registration for your event. Additionally, participants are asked to vacate the premise 60 minutes after elimination, or the completion of the event, whichever comes first.

IMPORTANT

• As per O. Reg. 364/20, all participants (athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and spectators) must present proof of vaccination or proof of medical exemption in the form of an enhanced vaccine certificate with QR code to access the venue. Please note, as of January 10, 2022, organizations and businesses can no longer accept physician notes or documentation stating an individual has a vaccine medical exemption.
• Masks covering the mouth and nose must be worn at all times by all participants except when athletes are actively fencing or warming up.

Participants must hold a Competitive CFF/OFA Fencing license or an equivalent license from the participant’s home federation. Click here renew or upgrade your OFA/CFF licence.

Completed registration lists will be posted on a weekly basis at least.  Please view the most recent registration lists below.  If you do not see your athlete’s name on the list, please reach out to tech_coordinator@fencingontario.ca.

Event fees (no administration fees) will be refunded only in exceptional circumstances such as medical emergencies or injuries that prevent the registrant from competing. Requests must be submitted in writing (via email), accompanied by confirmation from a physician, NO LATER THAN March 20, 2022.

PLEASE NOTE: Any person who is feeling sick, has tested positive for COVID (Rapid Antigen Test or PCR) in the last 5 days, has symptoms of COVID, or who lives with someone who is feeling sick or has tested positive for COVID (Rapid Antigen Test or PCR) in the last 5 days should not attend the event.

Symptoms of COVID include: Fever/chills, cough, shortness of breath, decreased or loss of taste or smell, 2 or more of: runny nose/nasal congestion; headache; extreme fatigue; sore throat; muscle aches/joint pain; gastrointestinal symptoms (such as vomiting or diarrhea) Refer to www.covid-19.ontario.ca for more information. Participants who have these symptoms should not attend the event EVEN IF THEY HAVE A NEGATIVE RAPID ANTIGEN TEST. All fees, (event and administration fees), will be refunded. Requests for refund must be submitted no later than March 20th, 2022.

LIVE UPDATES for the competitions and results will be available at the Championships by using the following link:

General or administrative inquiries: tech_coordinator@fencingontario.ca

ATTENTION COACHES:
All coaches must pre-register in order to have access to the competition area on the days they are coaching.

All coaches must hold an active 2021-2022 CFF license and provide a completed a CFF-approved Safe Sport training module and a valid background check. Click here to register.

HOTELS:
We have been able to negotiate group rates at the Holiday Inn Express Toronto Downtown, 111 Lombard Street, Toronto, ON.
Please click here for details.

Technical information:

Imex Sport will be the official vendor at the Ontario Provincial Championships

Imex Sport will be offering the following services during the tournament:

• Full sales kiosk with our complete inventory and knowledgeable staff
• Equipment repair and assembly
• Jacket lettering
• Mask upgrades (2018 strap)

We will be open during the three days of the tournament, from 7am until the last finals of each day.
Please check out our website at https://imexsport.ca

ONTARIO PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This competition will be run according to current FIE regulations. The Directoire Technique reserves the right to apply or modify these regulations as they see fit as according to section t.139 of the FIE Rules.

License:
All participants are required to have an active Competitive CFF/OFA Fencing License or an equivalent license from the participant’s home federation. All Canadian fencers are expected to hold a Canadian license. You may purchase/renew your license via the Canadian Fencing Federation website in real time.

All international participants are required to present documentation confirming that they hold an active membership with their home federation, or a current, active FIE license.

Event Format:
Seeding into pools of 6 or 7 will be based first upon HPP rankings for Cadet, Junior and Senior categories. CFF Domestic ranking will be used for athletes not registered with the CFF HPP, with adjustments to be made only by the Directoire Technique (DT) based upon exceptional circumstances (e.g. former national team member without a ranking, foreign fencers). In cases where pools of 6 or 7 are not possible, the DT will determine the most practicable format, while ensuring to optimize competition.

All events will have one round of pools, with all participants promoted. Any events above 64 registrants may have an imposed cut of between 10-20% if necessary to ensure projected finish times, however, at least 64 fencers will be promoted if there are more than 64 competitors. In cases where cuts will be necessary, an announcement and posting will be made before the start of the event. Advancement into Direct Elimination will be ranked on the results from the pools in accordance with FIE rules.

Events are planned as separate events but may be combined if there are fewer than 6 registrants in one gender. If combined, both a combined and separate women’s DE will be held.  Should the events occur on separate days, participants of the later event will be notified no later than March 9,2022 and given the option of combining with the other gendered event, or a refund of event fees.

The veterans direct elimination competition, by category, is organized according to the results of the Veteran Open, if there are registered. Separate men’s/women’s age category DE events will be held if there are at least 4 fencers; otherwise, only a combined DE will be held.

• Open Veteran
• 50+   (ages 50 -59)
• 60+   (ages 60 – 69)
• 70+

Participants that enter in multiple events may be required to fence multiple bouts without breaks. Should conflicts arise, participants may be asked to withdraw from an event.

If you are registered in multiple events, you must CONFIRM your check-in for each event; please do NOT assume that if you are checked into your first event that you are automatically checked into subsequent events.

Results from the Open Veterans, Senior, Junior, Cadet events will be submitted to CFF for domestic rankings.

Any changes outside of these prescribed formats would be due to unusual circumstances to be determined by the DT and will be announced prior to the start of events.

Equipment:
Please refer to the CFF domestic competition equipment standards
https://fencing.ca/cff-domestic-competition-equipment-standards/

The Ontario Provincial Champions is sanctioned by the Ontario Fencing Association, The OFA Competition Committee and Canadian Fencing Federation.

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IN ONTARIO, INCLUDING PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES CONCERNING COVID, THE EVENT, INCLUDING FORMAT, SCHEDULE, NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS CAN BE MODIFIED, OR CANCELLED AT SHORT NOTICE. PLEASE REFER TO THE WEBSITE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.